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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Through the Ironwood Curtain.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many treehouses are there, in total, in the Mauro village?
(a) Seven.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Seven hundred and fifty.

2. What is the Eren ceremony?
(a) A ceremony in which a man and woman adopt orphaned children.
(b) A ritual in which women cook pork and sago to celebrate the full moon.
(c) A ritual in which a girl or woman is given the jawbone of a freshly killed victim.
(d) A ritual in which a girl or woman is given the full status of matriarch.

3. Who actually completes the murder of Yae?
(a) His mother-in-law.
(b) The dogs of the village.
(c) The women and children of the Haenam village.
(d) He dies of starvation.

4. Who is Patches?
(a) The translator who makes "patchwork" of the early communications with the Sawi tribe.
(b) The cook who makes fried sago worms for Richardson's family.
(c) The fierce watchdog that lives with the missionary family of John McCain.
(d) The nickname for Richardson's young son.

5. What might a visitor in a Sawi village be offered as a snack?
(a) Freshly toasted sago grubs.
(b) Chicken pot pie with carrots and potatoes.
(c) Lobster, recently cooked and dipped in butter.
(d) Pudding made from a bear liver.

Short Answer Questions

1. What effect does the tide have upon the black, algae-stained Kronkel river?

2. What is "saravon"?

3. Why must the women, young men and children leave when Yae's skull is cracked open?

4. What is the only safe way for a Sawi person to drink water from the river?

5. Why does Kauwan refuse to help Yae escape his terrible fate?

(see the answer key)

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